Bad Omens shows at Festival Hall in Melbourne, AUS on January 22 didn't go as planned when confetti cannons knocked ceiling tiles loose, injuring an unspecified amount of fans.
The cannons went off during the set closer "Just Pretend". According to one concertgoer named Kate via a report from Wall Of Sound, "It was actually really bad… Two girls got dragged out in front of me, one bleeding from her mouth and neck, the other from her knee… A bunch of people in the area were scrambling to get out." Another attendee said someone near them suffered a head injury.
Bad Omens played Festival Hall again on January 23 where frontman Noah Sebastian addressed the situation, saying the band had no idea what was happening in the crowd.
"A moment of silence for the victims of the ceiling panels," said Sebastian as transcribed by The PRP. "I said a moment of silence. Not a joke, shut up. No, that was serious, for real. And I'm so glad everyone is okay. That was… first of all, I didn't see that happen, okay? I want to make that very clear. In the zone, doing my thing… was not expecting a ceiling tile to fall but, uh, I'm glad that everybody's okay.
"But! I also heard they are all here tonight: Everyone that was hit by the ceiling tile. If you were… Where my tile guys at? Was that you? Who else? Don't start lying to get attention. You? Are you okay? [The] news it said someone was knocked unconscious, is that true? That's true? Your friend? They're not here?"
Additional footage of the incident can be found below.
